Academic college: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, School of Music, Dance and Theatre. This two-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program in Dance offers a dynamic and culturally diverse learning environment for advanced study. The curriculum emphasizes movement and creative practices, artistic process, leadership, and pedagogy, with creativity and research as core program values that bridge knowledge and community. Students engage in a broad range of academic experiences designed to cultivate their artistic voice, research skills, and professional expertise in dance.

Career options as professional choreographers, dance educators at the university level, artistic directors of dance companies, advanced dance practitioners and performers, dance researchers, dance administrators, and potentially in related fields such as dance technology or criticism. The program's focus on leadership and pedagogy prepares graduates for significant roles in the dance field.

Arizona State University (ASU) is a highly ranked public university with a world-leading drive for innovation and is consistently the #1 US public university chosen by international students. The Tempe campus is ASU's historic and largest, offering a wide range of degree programs and first-rate research facilities within an energetic city-like environment. The School of Music, Dance and Theatre within the Herberger Institute provides a strong artistic community and diverse learning opportunities at the graduate level.